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Published: 2008-07-27 11:16:50 +0000 UTC; Views: 314; Favourites: 4; Downloads: 0
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for ~alex-malexthis is a random roll of agfa scala that i found in a shop in germany, i paid 1€ because they didn't know what it was... but then i wasted it on checking the focus on my camera after doing a little repair. developed in diafine, but not just normal diafine... concentrated diafine.
i love the texture of this film, but now i see that it can cost anything from CHF 50.- for a box of agfa scala... and i only have one roll left.
well, at least i could see that the focus works again!
film: Agfa Scala
exposure: f2.8 1/1000sec
developing: Diafine (1Gallon mix in 2.5L, 3+3min)
lens: Nikon NIKKOR-P 1:2.8 f=75mm
filter: NDx4
camera: Zensa Bronica S2A
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i can get the same rolls you must have got (exp. 01/07) of 120 film for 3.2 euro's if you want some. do you get all these experimental ideas and technical info from books? if so, can you tell me which ones?
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at the moment i have more film than i can use... except for scala! but thanks for the offer anyway.
about the experimentation, well i know that you can develop almost anything in diafine, and developing scala as a negative is the reason why scala is so famous (people love the results!) so i grabbed a film and had a go with it.
the only special thing i did here is the concentration of the diafine, i have 2.5L bottles... so i just made the 1gallon powder in 2.5L... i didn't do that to get any special effects, but maybe it does do something special?
i don't read books about photography much, but there are plenty of ideas floating around the internet, techniques and questions that people ask, some of the questions just read and then answer for myself.
this picture is just to test the focus of my camera, it's old and the glass focusing screen shifted, so i reset it and then took some shots... so what looked in focus for my eye is now in focus on the negative, which helps a little bit. this is a photo of a ruler, and the ruler has steps in it so i could see at what distance the photo was focused... this is just my version of a standard technique for setting focus in old cameras.
my advice, don't buy any books... go and buy an old 2nd hand middle format camera cheap from ebay, slap a film in it, and get it developed for $5 in a store somewhere... then you might get hooked, and try some stuff yourself. it's really not that expensive as long as you live near a big city.
and if you have any questions, just ask people!
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i have a professional grade darkroom but have been shooting digital for years and decided to get back in the darkroom and play around. b/w film is my favorite and especially infrared film. i just bougt several rolls of the last of kodaks 35mm i/r film. but, i haven't done any medium format stuff before and thought i'd delve into learning about it because i want to do a exhibit with very large picture(i have a couple view cameras, but, it is to much trouble lugging them around and setting them up). i am quite familar with the darkroom but have not done much "experimental" photography. thats why i asked if you got your ideas from books.
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if you're looking for infrared, then get ahold of some efke infrared film... it's cheap and good.
medium format... just do it, it's amazing using such huge negatives, i can't imagine using 35mm ever again!
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I think the light and dark intensities are just exquisite.
Perhaps spend a few more? 
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i'll be certainly looking out in random shops for their "out of date" films
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yeah, lots of old random scrunched up films with weird smudges and funky effects that normal chemistry cannot reproduce.
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lol, thanks... but's it in scraps for a good reason, mainly because it's a photo of a ruler.
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Still, doesn't stop it being a beautiful image. Sometimes the subject isn't important ...
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can you get some scala film? if you see any around, it might be worth paying a little to get a few rolls. this film had an expiry date of 01.2007, it's been sitting on a shelf all of its life, and i took the photo in 06.2008... so don't rush to use any you do get!
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